By chance
After some very kind reviews for my one-shot, I decided to do another one. While I'm not doing an "epic novel" style of story, (I have two of those I need to work on as it is) I decided to do a series of one-shots using the plot established in the first story. So, every other weekend or so expect a new one. Anyway, enjoy the new one-shot. By the way, I'm unaware of exactly when S-Cry-Ed is supposed to be in so If anyone could clue me in, I'd appreciate it.
I don't own s-Cry-ed or any of its characters. I'm just using them for this fan material and am making zero profit so I still have to get a job. Sad but true.
Scheris had to admit, Kimishima was almost exactly what Kazuma had described him as: a lanky fool, Kazuma's words had been somewhat more colorful, who had a passion for odd cars. The car of the day, as the cedar haired man had said, was a two-thousand thirteen Honda Cima. The Cima was the Japanese answer to the small-car off-road craze that had been sweeping the United States nine years ago. At best it was an over glorified go-kart, at worst, an oversized moped. Here she was, Scheris Adjani, sitting in the backseat of it; she freely admitted it to herself, she had no confidence in this thing.
She glanced toward Kazuma who sat in the passenger's seat to see if he might share her sentiments. The cedar haired man sat with legs and arms crossed, seeming to have detached himself from the ride. Kimishima, Kazuma's friend and partner, whatever that entailed, was the driver, his short messy brown hair blowing in the wind.
"Well?" The driver suddenly spoke.
"Well what?" Kazuma grumbled.
"Aren't you gonna say what you think of the car?"
"Sure, it stinks."
"What! Why?" Kimishima asked, giving his partner a surprised look.
"Why? It doesn't have doors Kimishima. I might hate cars, but even I know doors are important!"
"It's supposed to be like this! It's how it was designed!"
"Well, it sucks."
Kimishima let out a disgusted sigh. "Man, you'll never appreciate the beauty of cars. This is a really rare model on the mainland, let alone here."
Kazuma rolled his eyes upward. "Gee, I wonder why."
Scheris stifled a giggle at their banter. They argued like little kids. Then again, she was only thirteen, and they did not look much older so it wasn't a very farfetched metaphor.
Kazuma suddenly turned slightly. "You ok back there Scheris?"
"Not really, I'm afraid this thing could fall apart." She pressed down on her seat with one hand worriedly.
Kazuma chuckled loudly, covering a small grunt of aggravation from Kimishima.
"I'm right there with ya." Kazuma turned to his friend with that half-quirky, half-mischievous grin of his, "Looks like we outnumber you Kimishima."
"Yeah well la-de-da for the two of you."
Scheris could see Kazuma preparing for a come back when a loud pop startled all three passengers. The pop was followed by a wheeze that sounded like an asthma patient having an attack and a thick cloud of noxious grey smoke began to leak out from the hood of the car. Kimishima cursed as he slowed the vehicle to a stop.
"The hell happened?" Kazuma demanded.
"It fell apart." Scheris commented, leaning forward between the two front seats for a better look.
Kimishima leapt from the driver's seat, sputtering out something that sounded like "shut uite" in his haste and went to open the hood. He let out a hoot of pain and all but leapt back from the vehicle, waving his hands in the air and blowing on them simultaneously. Kazuma sighed and leaned back into his seat, exasperated.
"He's not a very good dancer." Scheris quipped.
"It's the dance of Kimishima's car repair. It's never very good."
"Well, you're both proving to be invaluable! Not even any words of encouragement, oh no, not for our good friend Kimishima, the only means of civilized transportation around here." The lanky man ranted and tried to wrestle the hood open.
With a snap, the hood flew open, causing Kimishima to let out a yelp and fall backward. Now released, more of the grey smoke made its bid for freedom. Scheris bit down on her lip lightly, trying very hard not to laugh at this non-display of mechanical savvy. Kazuma simply looked bored; apparently, he had seen this episode many times.
Kimishima threw the hood up and looked inside. At least Scheris assumed he looked inside, the hood was blocking her and Kazuma's view completely. Kimishima's loud groan told her that they'd likely be there for a little while. Kazuma apparently took the groan as his cue and hopped out of the car to stand next to his friend.
"What's the matter with this hunk of junk?" Kazuma asked bluntly.
"The engine overheated."
"So?"
"So, the engine needs water and time to cool down so it doesn't explode." Kimishima explained pointedly.
"Ok, so where's the water?"
That question met with dead silence. The two young men turned to face each other, looks of matching horror and disdain materializing on their faces.
"You don't, have any?" Kazuma asked slowly.
"No, don't you have a canteen?"
"No..."
Both turned back to Scheris who gave them an incredulous look. "Well I don't have any. Remember where you guys found me?"
Kazuma and Kimishima both slowly turned their gazes back to each other and they shouted out a collective "God damn it'".
The cedar haired man pointed at Kimishima. "How in the hell do you not have water in that thing? We're in the middle of a desert!"
"It's a new car and it was a short drive! I didn't think this would happen!"
Both glared at the other for a moment then leapt a meter away from one another and fell into battle stances. Scheris blinked, not sure if they were actually going to fight. True this did suck, but fighting wasn't going to help. Just as she was going to say something, they both raised their hands, shouting their battle cries and brought them down between themselves. Scheris held her breath, hoping that they wouldn't actually hit each other. Then she realized what they had done and blinked, allowing her breath to go free. Upon closer inspection, she had to fight the urge to gawk at the two men.
Both men, still in battle stances stood glaring at each other, their teeth clenched in the rage of battle. Kimishima's hand was mimicking a pair of scissors, while Kazuma had simply balled his fist. Scheris very nearly fell over when she saw this; she had been worried they were about to hit each other, and they had instead played a quick game of rock-paper-scissors!
"I win." Kazuma boasted with a feral grin.
"God damn it!" Kimishima growled and hung his head. "Fine, I'll go find the water."
"What!" Both men turned to see Scheris giving them the most fiercely unbelieving glare they had ever seen, "This is how you solve an argument? Good god, I thought you were going to kill each other!"
Kazuma made his hands into a pair of scissors and snipped them. "Well, yeah. If you can think of a better way, then I'm all ears."
Scheris looked at the cedar haired man, then his partner, both were giving her a classic 'we're waiting look'. The blue haired girl let out a frustrated sigh and slumped back into her seat.
"I've seen some very childish things, but that's just too much."
"Well, do you want to find some water?" Kimishima challenged.
Scheris glared at the two men in front of her. "Ok, fine!"
The blue haired girl leaned down into the car and rummaged around for something. A muffled sloshing sound wafted to their ears and Scheris emerged with a canteen. She gave it a test tug and the sloshing intensified. Scheris tossed it at Kimishima and Kazuma both of whom stared at it in pure shock.
Kazuma was the first to recover from this and glared at the blue haired girl who smirked in triumph. "Where was this?"
"Under Kimishima's chair." She answered matter-of-factly.
The cedar haired man turned on his partner, his fist shaking in rage. Kimishima swallowed a lump in his throat.
"Oh, right. I did have one under the driver's seat. Lucky break huh?"
"Kimishima..." Kazuma snarled, "I'm gonna kill you!"
Kimishima let out a squeak and took off running, Kazuma in hot pursuit, screaming every curse word under the sun. Scheris rolled her eyes sadly but couldn't stop an amused chuckle at their antics. Childish or not, they were a funny pair, and Scheris didn't doubt that their time together would be fun.
And done. Hope you enjoyed it.
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